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Table 5 Mean baPWV value in patients with normal, borderline, and abnormal autonomic nervous function tests

From: Association between Brachial-Ankle pulse wave velocity and cardiac autonomic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes

  

Normal result

Borderline result

Abnormal result

P for trend

baPWV(cm/sec)*

HR variation during deep breathing

1537.50(1392.88-1863.00)

1649.25(1480.75-1815.50)

1728.25(1524.00-2029.38)##

0.002

HR response to standing

1623.75(1444.38-1890.00)

1757.25(1552.75-2012.75)

1825.00(1509.88-2020.63)#

0.046

Valsalva maneuver

1666.25(1459.88-1945.75)

1642.00(1512.25-2006.50)

1669.50(1445.25-1934.75)

0.392

postural BP change

1651.75(1486.88-1937.00)

1661.25(1426.50-1983.50)

1775.86(1568.67-2043.00)

0.471

Sustained handgrip test

1656.00(1500.13-1947.50)

1540.75(1329.37-1939.63)

1777.25(1509.88-1943.38)

0.835

  1. HR, heart rate; BP, blood pressure.
  2. *Denotes the variables that were log-transformed when statistics were applied.
  3. #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, for comparisons of baPWV values between abnormal, borderline and normal test.